Consulting-led Ransomware Resilience for a Leading European Dairy Company

Ambition: A Roadmap to Ransomware Resilience

For many global organizations, the threat of ransomware poses a significant risk to both operational continuity and supply chain reliability. As a leader in its industry, our client relies on its Active Directory (AD) infrastructure as the backbone of identity and access management, making it a critical target for ransomware actors. Any compromise to AD could disrupt production, logistics, and revenue streams, creating a pressing need for a robust and proactive strategy to secure their environment.

Action: Implementing the ActiveGuard Ransomware Resilience Service

Our client partnered with Wipro’s Critical Incident Response Team (CIRT) to develop a structured and scalable approach to strengthen ransomware resilience and business continuity. Together with Quest and Picus, Wipro designed the ActiveGuard Ransomware Resilience Service (ARRS) as a roadmap for our client to achieve higher security maturity while protecting its critical identity infrastructure. This roadmap focuses on proactive resilience measures and targeted improvements in key areas, ensuring our client is well-prepared to address the evolving ransomware threat landscape.

Key Elements of the Solution:

1. Active Directory Hardening and Recovery Planning:

• Wipro, in collaboration with Quest, implemented a robust AD resilience strategy to ensure that our client can recover all 160 domain controllers and hybrid objects (users and groups) within 24 hours of a ransomware attack.
• The plan includes annual AD disaster recovery testing to ensure recovery processes remain effective and aligned with our client’s operational priorities.

2. Proactive Risk and Resilience Assessments:

• Using Picus’ attack path validation and security control assessments, Wipro helped our client identify vulnerabilities and validate its defenses against real-world ransomware attack scenarios.
• These assessments provided our client with actionable recommendations to close security gaps before they could be exploited.

3. Incident Response Playbook Review and Enhancement:

• Wipro reviewed and refined our client’s existing incident response strategies, aligning them with leading industry frameworks like MITRE ATT&CK and NIST.
• The playbooks addressed both ransomware-specific scenarios and broader threat vectors, enabling rapid containment and recovery in case of an incident.

4. Realistic Ransomware Simulations and Training:

• Wipro conducted ransomware tabletop exercises to test our client’s Business Continuity Plans (BCP) under simulated real-world conditions. These exercises prepared both technical and non-technical teams to respond effectively, minimizing potential disruptions.

5. Measuring and Communicating Progress:

• ARRS included built-in performance metrics and assessment reporting, providing our client’s leadership with clear visibility into the progress of security initiatives. This ensured alignment with organizational goals and enabled executive teams to understand the value of their investments.

By implementing these key elements, our client was able to build a resilient and secure infrastructure capable of withstanding and quickly recovering from ransomware threats. The collaborative effort between Wipro, Quest, and Picus ensured that each phase of the roadmap contributed meaningfully to our client's overall security maturity, providing them with the confidence and capability to address the evolving ransomware threat landscape.

Ambitions Realized: Enhancing Defenses and Ensuring Continuity

By implementing the ActiveGuard Ransomware Resilience Service, our client's defenses and operational continuity have significantly improved. This collaboration between our client, Wipro, Quest, and Picus created a robust foundation for ransomware resilience, emphasizing measurable improvements that enhance overall security maturity.

Targeting critical identity and access management systems, such as Active Directory, the client built a comprehensive business continuity strategy. The phased ARRS approach systematically enhances defenses, ensuring each step strengthens the previous one.

Proactive measures and improvements provided actionable insights and a tested incident response framework, reducing the likelihood and impact of ransomware attacks. Leadership now has clear visibility into security progress, aligning initiatives with organizational goals and demonstrating investment value.

A Model for Transformation

Wipro CIRT’s approach shows how identity resilience can be the foundation of broader security transformation. Addressing Active Directory recovery, refining incident response strategies, and validating security controls build a scalable roadmap to protect critical operations.

This partnership shows Wipro’s expertise, combined with Quest and Picus’ tools, empowering organizations to navigate modern cybersecurity challenges. ARRS sets a clear path for our client to strengthen defenses, prepare for future threats, and achieve long-term resilience.

The ActiveGuard Ransomware Resilience Service has enabled our client to establish a robust defense mechanism, ensuring secure and resilient operations amidst the increasing number of cyber threats.